Graduate students majoring in Plant Sciences or Plant Pathology must meet all Graduate College requirements as stated in the catalog at the time the student enters the Program (in addition to any Departmental requirements.) Students must develop and carry out a research program and write a formal thesis or dissertation acceptable to the Graduate College. For a non-thesis Master’s Degree, a report must be written and presented to the student’s Advisory Committee for approval.
The Graduate College no longer has a
maximum enrollment policy. While regular graduate status in a degree program
is maintained by registering for a minimum of 3 units of graduate level
course work for each semester during the academic year, graduate students
in Plant Sciences receiving an assistantship are required to take 10 units
of graduate level course work each semester. Graduate students need not
register for graduate units during summer sessions unless they will be
taking their Comprehensive Examinations or scheduling their final oral
defense during this time.
Graduate students may not take regular course work for a pass/fail grade.
Only courses designated “rpt.” in the Graduate Catalog may
be repeated. All Incompletes revert to an “E” after one year.
Doctoral and Master’s students may apply for no more than 12 units
of non-degree coursework to their degree.
The
equivalent of at least six semesters of full-time graduate study is required
for the Ph.D. A minimum of 36 units of course work in the area of the
major subject, 9 units in the minor subject, and 18 units of dissertation
must be completed. All requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy
must be completed within 5 years of passing the Comprehensive Exam. Should
a student not finish within that time period, he or she may be allowed
to re-take the Comprehensive Exam with permission of the Program, and
then proceed to complete other requirements, e.g., the dissertation. To
meet the minimum Graduate College “in residence” requirement,
the student must complete a minimum of 30 units of graduate credit taken
at The University of Arizona (18 units of dissertation plus 12 units of
regular graded coursework taken at The University of Arizona). Units transferred
from other institutions must have received graduate credit and have a
grade of A or B. Registration is required in the semester or summer session
when the Comprehensive Examinations or Final Oral Defense Examinations
are scheduled. A cumulative GPA of 3.000 or higher is required for completion
of degree requirements.
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